Nate remains in the southern Gulf virtually in the same place it was a day ago. It's in an area where the steering currents are very weak. That by itself is not bad but it means it will linger longer and meander for days. These are the storms that worry us.

"Us" is really anybody along the Gulf Coast from Mexico to Texas to Florida. The longer a tropical system stays in place, the less certain the future is because the steering currents will also change over time.

The bigger mental stress is not what the storm might do but when it will do it. It's no fun having a potential threat for an extended period of time.

For all the negative outcomes of a meandering storm growing and hitting land there are also the positive possibilities that it may weaken and fade in place. We keep watching.